What Is a Port Number? To the uninitiated or the otherwise-gifted computer user, technical geek-speak can be rather frustrating and aggravating. When instructions are filled with such things as “port,” “TCP,” “UDP,” and other acronyms or technical terminology, the user feels more isolated and rarely finds a solution or comprehension. Fortunately, comprehension is just moments […]
One problem I have always had, is keeping my programming code organized. Â I have short demonstration applications, code examples, and more scattered around. Â Some of it in Evernote, some of it just in a file in my programming directory… I have yet to find the right application for the job… But, I’ll be going through […]
Nsheldon, over on the Perceptive Automation Forums, has documented how to connect the Pioneer CSV-1021K AV Receiver into your Home Automation. Â The workflow he documents involves Indigo Pro, but in theory other software can implement this technique. Any Elite Series receiver can be integrated in this manner… Pioneer VSX-1021-K AV Receiver Integration Part of my […]
For about $200 less, you can get a fast machine, but with a cheap case and little battery life. We’d mentioned that Dell’s previous attempts at premium systems failed price, power and battery life tests. With the XPS 15z, well… two out of three ain’t bad. Despite the fact that the NVIDIA Optimus GPU turns […]
Malware on the Mac: is it mostly hype or a real problem faced by real people? If you ask John Gruber, the answer might be the former—there are lots of proof-of-concept scenarios and virtually none that manifest themselves beyond a slow news day. If you ask Ed Bott, however, the answer would be the latter—he […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=_vrJ83dEec4] Will the iPad 2 break with a smart cover on? http://www.squaretrade.com/drop-test Square Trade purchased two brand-new iPad 2s and equipped one with Apple’s smart cover and one without. They did some drop tests from waist and shoulder height to see if Apple’s smart cover can protects your iPad. Watch the video to see […]
Can you believe it?  The cruel inhumanity of it all, the poor defenseless creature, brutally torn apart and cataloged… The 21.5″ iMac (EMC 2428) scored a very respectable 7 out of 10 Repairability Score. Most of the disassembly is pretty straightforward and accomplished using a T10 Torx screwdriver and suction cups. A casual user can […]
Apple has released a new version of Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2 Build 11A444d. The newly released update is about 1.17GB in size. The new features and bugfixes are still unknown. You can download the update via Software Update.According to Macrumors, minor change in the user interface… via Apple Released Mac OS X […]